Reviews

A meaningful CNY movie

Gave this movie a try and i really really enjoy it. It is not just a trip to mend the broken pieces of the family but also expose us viewers to some cultures and traditions, places of attrraction (like concubine lane, kellie castle, and etc and beautiful sceneries of Malaysia.The cast did an amazing job. Some parts are very funny, others are pretty emotional as well. One more cool thing about this movie is the song, sang in cantonese, mandarin and hokkien. Some might think mixing this 3 languages in a song is a disaster but it turns out to be very catchy, and a song suit very well for a Chinese New Year Song. Rewatch value? Well, it will take some time for me to come back but i will definitely watch this movie again in the near future.


Also, this is my 1st time writing an actual review so yea...

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This is a really good thriller! The very fact that it featured a deaf witness make this a very unique story.

Being targeted by a serial killer who chooses his victims at random and kill without any reason was a scary scenario normally. Even more when you have a disability that may hinder you to seek help or even to protect yourself. Which is why the situation in the movie was scary.

I have to say that I really applaud Jin Kijoo in acting as a deaf person in this movie. Her acting, as well as the actress who played as her mother were really good at bringing out the tense situation on being targeted by a killer while having a great disadvantage of not being able to hear your suroundings as well as not being able to speak clearly.

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Not good movie but not bad either

Even this movie so many plot hole in here and there (a bit confused too), but for me this is still enjoyable. I think the reason the main character have time traveled because for his own good who always blame everyone and can't accept himself '-'
I really love Miyoshi Ayaka's looks in this movie! She has an elegance aura, her character is straightforward, know what she's doing, and one of the reasons make the main character (Ito Kentaro) changes prespective about himself.

For the romance maybe not too much because the main story isn't only focus there, but just see Rai - Rinko I know they're really love each others. And I'm glad they met again in the present time while holding the paper depicted of Kokiden Nyogo's <3 Like the headline, overall this movie it's not bad and not good either but still worth and enjoyable to watch! :D

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No regrets

Of course the story line may looks unethical but why I doesn’t feel like that is I have seen number of cases like this, I am not justifying it is correct but sometimes at some helpless week times it will happens. The director successfully portrayed the actual life of a normal who encounters difficulties in professional and personal life who doesn’t have anyone to protect and no one to share the feelings and humble to be loved by someone. I am fully satisfied with the ending, few may think that the FL ruined her own life but by that way she teach the good lesson to those perpetrators who ruined her life.

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The ending. The ending alone is what made this WHOLE thing worth watching. Had it not ended that way, I think I would have put a tanked rating.
But, let's be honest. The pace of this movie sucked. I wanted to change the speed of it so bad but wasn't able to. I feel like this took 5 hours to watch (I know it didn't. Just feels that way) so I really hated the pace. I know it was all meant to be "build up" but I mean come on.... most of it was silent staring at the screen.

I can't hate on anyone's acting. I think they were all quiet good. I mean... how can you derate a voice? Lol (I'm kidding, but yes. his character's A.I personality was mushy and soft and I loved it). Just kinda sucks everyone she ever knew pretty much told her to give up her dreams (minus her bestie and love. so props to them. Everyone else is a dick)
I'm so glad she didn't agree to go to paris. I'm glad she didn't agree to a lot of things and I'm glad that in the end, she really did fight for her dream.

What I HATED was the end of the year thing. I fucking cried, thank you. That HURT!! Did even I simp for a A.I system? ....mayhaps...... I can feel your judgment..... stop. Lol

The ending... the ACTUAL ending. After all the tears.. that ending was perfect.... but left me with questions. It's only been a year. and we all know who walked in through that door. But now I'm paranoid because I want to know how. Like if where he came from didn't exist like she said. If even HE didn't know who made him or where he came from.... how are you suddenly... there? If gives me "I'm really a stalker in a basement watching you" vibes, and that's scary okay.
Like I wanted this to be the cute adorable happy ending that it was... buuuuut my paranoia got questions okay. Way to many questions and absolutely no answers. We don't like this. Sir, who are you really and did you hightech stalk this chick?

It was a cute movie though. If you want to fluffy movie to pass this time, this one is the one.

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It made me smile and cry at the same time.

So, let me start by thanking people by giving me the link. I never had so much problem finding a movie before, but honestly, this is a worldwide treasure, so I understand…lol. Second of all, this was just so lovely, pure, and honest to God, AWESOME! Their acting is so on point that honestly, I want them to be for real between them!

Now, I do have some questions. I do hope that members can informed me about my questions. I know there is going to be a second series (awesome) but, will the series pickup where the movie left? Are they going to do the same but now one in NY and the other one at home? I mean, it’s possible and realistic since covid-19 is still around the world. Not only that, we also have Delta, Lambada, and other ones out there.

That is all…lol.

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Coming of age at its best!!

So having heard a lot about this film being the Kickstarter of the BL craze that gripped Thailand and other countries and being a big BL fan myself I decided to give this a try and honestly I was glad I did coz I loved it...but we warned, this is not your typical BL story. Though the focus is on the romantic plot that develops between 2 boys who have known each other since a long time, the movie also delves into the subject of loss and family love. It realistically depicts the conclusion of the love between 2 people from the same gender which most of the times doesn't end happily in the face of societal and parental pressure but becomes a beautiful memory that is cherished for a lifetime. Mario's Character says in the movie "I can't be your boyfriend but that doesn't mean that I don't love you" which says a lot about the inner struggle faced by those who fall in love with someone from the same gender. The ending is bittersweet but beautiful and touching!!
Everyone from the cast does a brilliant job including Mario Maurer in his debut role but for me the scene stealer was Pchy as Mew. He gave such a nuanced performance as a boy who has a deep crush on his childhood friend who is also his inspiration to write love songs. His heartbreak is visible on his face when he is forbidden to have any contact with Tong and he does the heavy lifting of most of the emotional scenes of the movie effortlessly. Special mention to Ying, a character which should be an example for BL writers on how to write non toxic female characters.
The OST and the background score really added to the depth of the movie, specially the song sung by Mew for Tong, which perfectly captures the essence of first love!!
I will recommend this one to anyone looking for a coming of age movie with a very realistic and bittersweet story!!
N.B :- For a film made 14 years ago, it has a surprisingly good kiss between the main leads which is way better than the kisses we see in a lot of BLs in the current times

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It's literally One night only!

Wow, just wow! Actually I'm not paying any attention for this drama because I thought this will be just a blant movie for me but I found this a good movie and well directed. The title say it all lol. It's literally a one time of happiness! So it has a two stories (I got confused by that because I thought the first one have another continuation of it).

Story: First story- Her boyfriend pimping him so he can earned some money. ( I aint gonna spoil everything here) I think the end of this it's really like that, he's being lonely.

Acting: I think they gave justice to their roles so 10/10

Second Story: A group of friends hoping to go to the main City to experience the feeling of being a City people. One of them ( I forgot his name because of the bad subbed) got saved by someone and he thinks that's a real love. (Again I aint gonna spoil everything).


If you're asking about the end. It's SAD :'(
I mean they deserve better but IT IS WHAT IT IS.

I'm still recommending this to to watch to although the first mins it's kinda confusing.

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This movie is much more relatable than you think. An underrated movie for sure.

200 Pounds Beauty really hits home for me. This movie managed to pull off some comedic and serious scenes very well. The main character has been pressured to look beautiful because she doesn't meet beauty standards. You can see the ACTUAL struggles of constantly being known for your weight, which made the main character much more relatable than I thought.

Also, even when she manages to give herself a full-body makeover, you can still see her personality there. It's wholesome, warm, and sweet. This movie also subtly pulls off how people see attractive people, overweight people, and people who've done plastic surgery (through jokes). It's still perky and has its charm but manages to remain honest and true to the theme.

However, the drawbacks of the movie were the male character lead. I understand that not all male leads have to be good, but his mindset towards Gang Han Na before and after doesn't sit well with me. However, I think near the end I see a slight change of growth, but I'm not too sure. Nonetheless, it's a nice change of pace.

Also, the main theme of the movie slightly irks me as TheJ commented. When people realize she was fat before, they didn't mention that being called fat or being body-shamed isn't okay. It's as if people only like Gang Ha Na because she became pretty - which is uncalled for. Other than that, I think this movie is a good representation of overweight people (especially women) in Korean society.

Story: It was good, other than that last bit.

Acting/Cast: Good, but the main character's lead felt a bit unnatural here and there. Other than that, I think it was fine.

Music: It was great and fit in with the movie, especially the last scene.

Rewatch Value: I would watch it, it's perky and wholesome. I might likely do it for next summer.

Overall, a strong movie with a strong value. 8/10 - would watch it again.

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I seriously love, love, loooovvvveee ADiamondLee even before this shortfilm. I've been a fan on their YT channel for the longest time and their vids were a bit comical mixed with handsome boys and more boys plus the BL/Bromance genre.
Sometimes it's sexual, sometimes just plain silly but it always ends with some kind of a comical relief sort of ending.

I never really got to see the acting potential of their actors until this shortfilm and I must say I didn't habe high expectations but I was overwhelmed by how good their acting was and how their eyes portrayed emotions

I fell in love all over again. ADiamondLee needs to do more projects like this. The acting was on par with highgpaid actors and I loved it shamelessly

Although I'm not much of a fan of stories that show alot of reality's niche topics(personally)... But I definitely appreciated this in all hoesty. Artistically, of course.
This reminded me of Night Flight, but with a very satisfactory ending.

I didn't really mind that it was short. It wouldn't have had that much impact if it was dragged on... And besides, even thpugh it was short it didn't feel rushed at all the necessary elements were there

It was beautiful. Dark... But also LIGHT-heartedly beautiful [pun intended (@_<) ]

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Depicts Reality at Its Best

Just discover this movie last two weeks. Since then, I had watched it for two times already (the second one is just to thoroughly gain insight and conforming of what I’ve truly understand about this movie). Honestly speaking, this is one of the best movies I ever watched as far as I could remember. Everything in this movie were perfectly written and portrayed. I love how realistic this movie was all about. The fact that we all know ‘not all love lasts’ and not everything are ‘meant to be’. This movie really hits home though and make me cry bucket of tears. It portrayed the reality of life, the struggle in relationship, the struggle in daily basis in order to survive the life, and love that we expect to be happily ever after and dream that we wishes will come true. Also, at certain point, we know love alone is not enough to bring a relationship to a stable point. This movie shows that not all love story end in happy ending like fairy tales. Plus, it gives us (audiences) the sense of a proper closure. Just how the couple end their relationship at the end.

I love everything about this movie. Zhou Dongyu as a female lead is a perfect choice for this role. She nailed the character of Xiao Xiao. The male lead (Jing Boran) is equally good in delivering his character. I love them both and hopefully they can reunite in another movie or drama. I love their chemistry. I felt all the emotions they delivered. Amazing job for both of them. And the role of ML’s father had me bawled my eyes at the end. “He become matured now, and I know it’s because of you.” He’s a father everyone would want to have.
Sobs ;(

Oh, don’t even start about the OSTs of this movie (I only know two of them and I’m hooked over the songs). The first one is the soundtrack sung by Eason Chen titled Us (women). Oh, please listen and understand the lyrics behind it. Heartbreaking and painful to describe. One of the lyrics written “my greatest regret is that your regret involved me..” if this not painful, I don’t know what else to say. The second song from Hebe Tien (title roughly translated as Friend who’ve love for a long time), if you recalled this song was played during their making love scene. I love this song too as the lyrics really kills me inside. For that, I gave 10/10 for the OST.

Anyway, a big applause to the production especially Rene Liu for creating this masterpiece. I would rate this movie 10/10 and definitely will come back again to rewatch this movie. This movie will stay in my mind forever, for how great and realistic it was. Highly recommended movie to watch!

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The Young Leads are Awesome!

This is a really good movie. It was fun, light and quite charming. I immensely enjoyed, mainly due to the leads, Vivian Sung as Lin Truly and Darren Wang as Tai Yu. Very beliveable in their roles and excellent chemistry. What I also really liked was that it didn't become some love/hate nonsense. They really becomes friends who enjoy each others company. The supporting cast is really good to and it was a nice surprise to see Jerry Yan at the end as the adult Taiyu (I didn't look ast the cast before I watched).

Of course what I didn't like was the new Director of the school. I am never a fan of an educator saying people don't have a right to learn or judging students based on negative perceptions. So glad that wans't the focus.

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Spy thriller disaster movie

Ashfall (2019)

My 4th Ha Jung Woo movie this month 😊

This movie felt like two movies combined into one. It starts with a disaster movie, where Mt Baekdu erupted and the resulting earthquake severely impacted Seoul and North Korea. And a team was dispatched to steal a detonator from NK and to place it in one of the mines in Mt Baekdu to diffuse the pressure and prevent an even massive eruption.

The SK team met the NK spy who made their mission difficult by double dealing with the Chinese to bring the detonator of the nuclear bomb and somehow the US army found out about it and the movie became a spy thriller.

Great effects although the earthquake was too severe to be realistic. I love the tandem of Lee Byung Hun and Ha Jung Woo. Their fights were intense as they tried to outsmart the other but they worked best as a team. I was also laughing out loud at some of their scenes. Would love to see them in a proper action comedy flick again. It's my first time seeing Ha Jung Woo in this kind of role since he always plays roles where he is just so good and smart at everything, so it was nice seeing him fumble and be funny. Of course by end of the movie he was able to solve everything!

Suzy as his wife i think didn't really have a lot of scenes and was just there to provide some emotional reason for the captain to come back alive. The professor who thought of the most harebrained idea of detonating Mt Baekdu also had a side story which I also liked.

Overall I would say this is more of a spy thriller under the guise of a disaster movie. The plot is unrealistic but still fun to watch.

Rating: 8/10

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I have no clue what happened but I kind of liked it???

To be honest, I had no clue what was going on here. But I really like the implicit meaning behind it.

I actually watched it because of the speculations from Girl From Nowhere, saying that the series was a reference to this movie.

And so, I decided to watch it.

NON-SPOILER REVIEW:

If you hate GORE, RAPE, VIOLENCE, DRUGS, or back-to-forth timelines - then this is NOT for you.

The World of Kanako expresses a reality that truly exists. Even though it's a little dramatized, the theme is still there. It's a game of cat and mouse, except Kanako is smart, and ruthless. The suspense of his existence is there and is a complete question even after the movie ends. Also, there is no good person here.

In essence, I think The World of Kanako is exactly that - a world that feeds on the existence and remnants of Kanako. She lingers and leaves a mark on all she encounters. Both sides of the world, whether it's criminal activity or school, she affects everyone.

The music was great, I enjoyed it. Especially at 1:23:01 is a nice song...but not the best scene to bop to. I suggest you prepare for that scene if you're going to watch this. Lastly, the scene that made everything the most intriguing scene was 1:14:23. The way Takasugi Mahiro played his lines was FANTASTIC. His last line was awesome too.

Once again, if you don't like movies that mess up your brain - this one ain't the movie for you.

Overall I'm not watching this anytime soon. A bit of a waste, but an interesting theme to follow.

MINOR SPOILER REVIEW:

There's a lot to uncover in this movie, and honestly, I don't know where to start. The main character played by Yakusho Koji is an absolute mad lad. Each of these characters has some form of obsession and something that makes them inherently bad. This movie brings out the worse in society in terms of crime and emotions - and Kanako explores these emotions ruthlessly.

In my opinion, there's nothing to tug at your heartstrings, just...emptiness. I think that's what the director wanted to present as well, and in a way - put us in Kanako's shoes. We only know bits and pieces of the characters, but we never have a side of them to truly love or hate. This movie is a puzzle piece that we, as the audience are trying to uncover - and I think Kanako's personality reflects this idea, especially at the end.

The ending (in terms of meaning) really reflects full circle. The character's obsession never ends. Like father, like daughter - and our culprit figures this out as well.

As for its drawbacks, I would say that the ending is kind of anti-climatic and a bummer. Second, some of it was confusing, but luckily I got the main concept. Third, the character was a bit disturbing in terms of threatening the people he met. You'll...know what I mean sooner or later. Lastly, Nagano's sister. She kept following the man even though he assaulted her - and I'm just like...???

Overall I'm not watching this anytime soon. A bit of a waste, but an interesting theme to follow.

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